Well, the lack of rationing might depend on how fuel efficient you guys and your ship are. We could produce enough to live on, but if we needed extra for any big projects or anything, we had to raid from the humans to get it.

You might be able to work out some kind of deal with the humans on your end, though. From what I understand, the Autobots got a regular consignment of fuel from the American government in return for their protecting them from... well, us.

What it will do, unless your ship is a major energy-guzzler, is make you self-sufficient, at the very least. Not quite as miraculous as you might be expecting, but it still ought to be a big help.